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All India medical entrance test on May 4

New Delhi, Oct 1 IANS | 2 years ago

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will May 4 next year conduct the All India pre-medical/pre-dental entrance test (AIPMT) for admission to 15 percent seats in government colleges for the 2014-2015 session, said an official statement Tuesday.

"Subject to the final decision of the Supreme Court, the CBSE will conduct an AIPMT for admission to MBBS and BDS courses for the academic session 2014 to 2015, on May 4, to fill the 15 percent seats in government colleges," said the statement.

The exams will be conducted all over India except in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir which hold their own state-level entrance test.

The entrance test will consist of one paper with 180 objective type questions from subjects physics, chemistry, botany and zoology with 45 questions from each subject, added the statement.

The syllabus for the entrance examination would be the same as notified by the Medical Council of India (MCI) for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG).